The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) have launched an investigation into waste disposal and fly -tipping on the old Hoover site in Cambuslang.

The move at the site, currently linked to a housing development, follows a complaint by a member of the public.

SEPA had previously investigated the area back in 2013, finding evidence of general household waste, waste tyres, insulation and rubble.

A concerned local, who did not want to be named, told the Reformer of his concerns, including that asbestos was on the site.

He said: “It’s become a real hazard.

“There’s hordes of waste there, and it’s somewhere that kids can easily get into and play on, which is concerning.

“SEPA are investigating it again, but there’s so much there that it’s a bit like once the horse has bolted.

“Some material has been lying there for a long time, going back to when the original building was demolished several years ago.

“At the Cambuslang Rangers end of the site (the access point on Somervell Street) there must have been a thousand tyres just lying there .

“It’s not an out of town situation - this is a big open site, within a residential area and it’s at a crunch time.

“You can clearly see asbestos, and bits of refuse spread all over the site, and that’s somewhere that you can go jogging there, you can walk with your dog there.”

A spokesperson from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency said: “SEPA, working in partnership with South Lanarkshire Council, investigated complaints of fly-tipping at the former Hoover factory in 2013.

“Controlled waste, including general household waste, waste tyres, insulation and rubble, had been deposited at the site. Through liaison with the landowner, the waste was removed in November 2013.”

“SEPA received a complaint, on Friday, April 29, from a member of the public regarding waste being dumped at the site of the old Hoover factory in Cambuslang. Our investigations are ongoing.”

Earlier this year the Reformer reported that developers Keepmoat Homes and Dawn Developments were proposing to build 300 houses and revitalise a river walkway on the site.